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• More than 800 Albertans now hospitalized with COVID-19 as 4,740 new cases identified since Friday

  13-09-2021 23:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Health data released Monday afternoon shows there are 803 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital. That's a jump from 686 patients on Friday afternoon. 
  
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• U of C students urge voters to say 'yes' to fluoridation: 'Children are suffering every day'

  13-09-2021 23:52
  
  Members of a student-run advocacy group out of the University of Calgary are urging voters to support the reintroduction of fluoride to Calgary's drinking water in an upcoming plebiscite. The plebiscite, approved by Calgary city council back in February, will be put to the public during the Oct. 18 municipal election. Calgary stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water in 2011 as directed by council. On Monday, members of Fluoride: Pay it Forward assembled at the Brentwood Community Associatio
  
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• 'It's just heartbreaking': Amherst, N.S. devastated after family of six killed in fire

  13-09-2021 23:44
  
  Residents of Amherst, N.S. are grieving after a family of six was killed in a trailer fire on Sunday evening. Residents said the loss of the family of two adults and four children is unimaginable. "To think of a family completely taken by a fire, four small children, it's just heartbreaking," said David Kogon, Amherst mayor. The family members who died in the camper trailer were identified on Monday as 30-year-old RJ Sears, 28-year-old Michelle Robertson, three-year-old Colin 'CJ', four-year-old
  
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• COVID-19 costing film producers time and money in Alberta protecting actors and crew

  13-09-2021 23:36
  
  Actor Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge, The Amazing Spiderman) told hosts of the syndicated program The View he was unable to be on the show in person Monday because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the set of the television series he's shooting in southern Alberta. "I’m shooting up in Calgary, I'm shooting a really interesting mini-series based on the Jon Krakauer book Under The Banner of Heaven.” Garfield told host Joy Behar. "I was supposed to come down (to Los Angeles for The View)  
  
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• Exiting Calgary councillors mark final council meeting ahead of municipal election

  13-09-2021 23:01
  
  Surrounded by purple balloons and a giant 'thank you' sign, current and former staff and volunteers of Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi marked his final council meeting on Monday. Nenshi is one of six current members of council who will not run in October's municipal election. Monday is the start of what is expected to be a three-day council meeting, the final one scheduled in the current term. "Ultimately there are 1.4 million people in this city who love this city and spend their days trying to mak
  
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• 3 Edmonton ridings to watch on election night

  13-09-2021 22:53
  
  Alberta appears likely to turn its usual Conservative blue on election night, but some races in Edmonton might be close calls for Tory incumbents. In 2019, New Democrat Heather MacPherson was the only non-Conservative to win a capital region seat after two Liberal incumbents went down to defeat. This year, it's Conservative MPs who are facing potentially tight local races. Here are three Edmonton ridings to watch on election night.EDMONTON CENTRE Candidates:Randy BOISSONNAULT - Liberal Brock CRO
  
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• Farming Smarter seeking information input from wheat producers - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2021 22:35 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Farming Smarter seeking information input from wheat producers  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Recently vaccinated in Alberta? Here are the steps for claiming your $100 incentive

  13-09-2021 22:22
  
  The provincial government is making good on its promise to give $100 to COVID-19 vaccination latecomers and has outlined the process for collecting the financial persuasion. Any Albertan who receives their first or second dose of the vaccine between Sept. 3 and Oct. 14 may register to receive a debit card loaded with a $100 balance by registering online at Alberta - Vaccine Debit Card. The details provided through the website will be validated by Alberta Health against provincial immunization da
  
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• AHS lawyer seeks jail time for Calgary pastor and brother for breaking COVID-19 rules

  13-09-2021 22:19 via globalnews.ca
  
  Artur Pawlowski and his brother Dawid Pawlowski were arrested in May and accused of organizing an illegal gathering as well as promoting and attending an illegal gathering.
  
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• Health agency wants jail time for Calgary pastor and brother for breaking COVID-19 rules

  13-09-2021 21:46
  
  Alberta Health Services is asking for jail time for an Alberta pastor and his brother found guilty of contempt after deliberately violating COVID-19 health orders. Artur Pawlowski and his brother, Dawid Pawlowski, of Calgary were arrested in May and accused of organizing an illegal gathering as well as of promoting and attending an illegal gathering. The arrests came after court orders were granted allowing Alberta Health Services and police to charge those who advertised gatherings that would b
  
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• Pregnant Albertans urged to get vaccinated as ICU numbers spike

  13-09-2021 21:27
  
  Alberta Health Services is urging those who are pregnant, have recently delivered or who are trying to become pregnant to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. According to AHS, six pregnant Albertans were admitted to intensive care units throughout the province in August due to COVID-19. AHS said all six patients were unvaccinated. "To put this into context, only seven pregnant Albertans were admitted to ICU for COVID-19 during the entire first year of the pandemic from Mar
  
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• Liberals would make it a criminal offence to block health-care buildings, threaten workers

  13-09-2021 20:49
  
  A re-elected Liberal government would make it a criminal offence to block access to buildings that provide health-care services as well as threaten or intimidate those that work there. Speaking in Vancouver on Monday, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said it’s “not OK” that hospitals across the country are having to put up barricades to protect against anti-vaccination protests. “To know that a nurse, going into a late shift, crossing a parking lot, might be afraid that ther
  
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• Coulee Fest at Lethbridge College cancelled due to "rapid rising" COVID cases in Alberta - My Lethbridge Now

  13-09-2021 20:46 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Coulee Fest at Lethbridge College cancelled due to "rapid rising" COVID cases in Alberta  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Alberta tourism towns bracing for busy winter with fewer temporary foreign workers

  13-09-2021 20:39 via globalnews.ca
  
  Businesses in Alberta's tourism hotspots are preparing for a busy winter season, but without the usual influx of temporary foreign workers.
  
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• Alberta doctors, chambers of commerce push for COVID-19 vaccine passport

  13-09-2021 20:29 via globalnews.ca
  
  In an open letter to the premier, 65 infectious diseases physicians from across Alberta are calling for the immediate implementation of a provincially-mandated vaccine passport.
  
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• Alberta's vaccination clinic on wheels rolls through Calgary, Edmonton and Jasper

  13-09-2021 20:26
  
  Alberta's mobile vaccination clinic will be stopping in a number of locations this week, including Calgary and Edmonton. The mobile clinic, which launched in July, is a joint effort between Alberta Health and a coalition of provincial businesses. The hope is it will help people in rural Alberta and other hard-to-reach areas where vaccination rates are low have better access to a COVID-19 inoculation. "While there are many ways for Albertans to get the jab, our mobile clinic takes the opportunity
  
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• Coaldale Chamber hosts federal election forum Monday night - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2021 20:07 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Coaldale Chamber hosts federal election forum Monday night  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Nurse protest set to take place outside Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton

  13-09-2021 20:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  An organization calling itself Canadian Frontline Nurses planned to hold demonstrations across Canada on Monday in protest of COVID-19 public health measures, including at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Kim Smith joined the noon news live from outside the Edmonton hospital in advance of the gathering.
  
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• 9 Alberta post-secondary institutions to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine to attend campus

  13-09-2021 20:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Nine Alberta post-secondary institutions are increasing their COVID-19 protocols by requiring everyone attending campus to be fully vaccinated against the disease.
  
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• Alberta universities to mandate vaccinations for students, staff and visitors attending campus

  13-09-2021 20:02
  
  Nine of Alberta's largest post-secondary institutions have jointly announced plans to eliminate rapid testing options and instead require proof of COVID-19 immunization to attend campus. The schools in Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat will soon require students, staff, faculty and visitors to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status. The post-secondary institutions who will mandate vaccinations include: CalgaryUniversity of Calgary Southern Alberta Institut
  
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• COVID-19 hospital protests ‘a morale blow’ to Canada’s exhausted health-care workers

  13-09-2021 19:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  The protests are being organized by a group called Canadian Frontline Nurses in an effort to stand up to the most recent public health measures.
  
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• Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2021 19:30 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• More Alberta surgeries to be cancelled as medical staff moved to cover COVID-19 hospitalizations

  13-09-2021 19:24
  
  For the second week in Alberta, scheduled surgeries are being cancelled because of a shortage of hospital staff. As of Monday morning there are 169 people with COVID-19 in ICU in the province, and a total of 686 in hospital. The overwhelming majority are not vaccinated, according to Alberta Hhealth Services. The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association issued an open letter Monday, warning the health care system is in desperate trouble. Even if immediate measures to slow the spread of the highly
  
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• Intensive care unit admissions in Alberta reach highest level yet

  13-09-2021 19:24
  
  The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) in Alberta reached 256 on Monday afternoon, the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago. And Alberta Health Services officials say 79 per cent of patients in ICUs are not vaccinated. The previous high number for ICU admissions was 182, on May 18, 2020. Provincially, ICU capacity was at 90 per cent as of Monday afternoon and officials note that without added surge spaces, that number would be 148 per cent. The number
  
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• Intensive care unit admissions in Alberta reach highest level since start of the pandemic

  13-09-2021 19:24
  
  The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) in Alberta reached the highest level Monday since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago. Of the 256 people in ICU in the province, 198 are being treated for COVID-19 and Alberta Health Services officials say 79 per cent of patients in ICUs are not fully vaccinated. The previous high number for ICU admissions was 182, on May 18. Provincially, ICU capacity was at 90 per cent as of Monday afternoon and officials note that without added s
  
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• ICU admissions in Alberta reach record high, province announces 4,740 new COVID-19 cases

  13-09-2021 19:24
  
  The number of people in intensive care units (ICU) in Alberta reached the highest level Monday since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago. Of the 256 people in ICU in the province, 198 are being treated for COVID-19 and Alberta Health Services officials say 79 per cent of patients in ICUs are not fully vaccinated. The previous high number for ICU admissions was 182, on May 18. Provincially, ICU capacity was at 90 per cent as of Monday afternoon and officials note that without added s
  
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• Alberta physicians call for proof of immunity to access indoor public spaces

  13-09-2021 19:24
  
  A group of 65 Alberta infectious disease physicians penned an open letter calling on the province to immediately require proof of vaccination to access indoor public places on Monday. The call came as COVID ICU admissions reached an all time high of 198 and AHS entered its second week of postponing scheduled surgeries, affecting hundreds of patients. Some of the cancellations have included cancer and cardiac procedures. CTV News has requested the total number of cancelled surgeries in the provin
  
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• Up to 70% of Edmonton zone surgeries to be postponed due to ‘COVID-19 activity’: AHS

  13-09-2021 18:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton zone surgery access will be reduced by up to 70 per cent in an effort to better manage increased COVID-19 activity across Alberta.
  
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• Lethbridge Library's Word On The Street festival goes virtual this year - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2021 18:49 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Lethbridge Library's Word On The Street festival goes virtual this year  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Calgary councillor Joe Magliocca seeks re-election despite spending scandal

  13-09-2021 18:43
  
  A Calgary councillor embroiled in a spending scandal last year has announced his intention to run for re-election. Ward 2 Coun. Joe Magliocca declared on Friday that he had submitted his papers. "Thank you to everyone who signed my nomination papers and encouraged me to continue serving Ward 2 at City Hall," Magliocca said in a Facebook post. "This election there is a clear choice between those who want to raise property taxes to pay for their spending promises and those who believe in lower tax
  
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• Alberta breaks COVID-19 pandemic ICU high with 198 admissions

  13-09-2021 18:36
  
  Alberta exceeded 800 COVID-19 hospitalizations over the weekend and set a new pandemic record for ICU admissions with nearly 200 patients. Hospitals across the province are caring for 803 patients with COVID-19, 198 of whom are in intensive care units. Alberta typically has a total of 173 ICU beds, but Alberta Health Services opened 93 surge beds to deal with the growing number of hospitalizations amid the fourth wave, AHS president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu said last Thursday. The province added 4,
  
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• Protest against 'medical tyranny' set to be held outside Calgary hospital

  13-09-2021 18:29
  
  A group called Canadian Frontline Nurses is holding protests outside hospitals, including Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre. across Canada Monday. The protests are in response to what the group claims to be 'medical tyranny and government overreach' Organizers say they're against mandating COVID-19 vaccines to members of the public, health-care workers and other workplaces, and believe in restoring freedoms and rights as Canadian citizens  The event is part of what protest attendees refer
  
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• Protest against 'medical tyranny' held outside Calgary hospital

  13-09-2021 18:29
  
  A group called Canadian Frontline Nurses staged a protest outside Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre Monday. The protests, taking place across Canada, are in response to what the group claims to be 'medical tyranny and government overreach.' Organizers say they're against mandating COVID-19 vaccines to members of the public, health-care workers and other workplaces, and believe in restoring freedoms and rights as Canadian citizens.  The event was part of what protest attendees refer to as t
  
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• Here’s where Alberta’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic on wheels is heading this week

  13-09-2021 17:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Launched in July, the COVID-19 vaccination clinic on wheels is a joint effort between Alberta Health and a coalition of businesses.
  
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• Singh criticizes Trudeau's “broken promises” on drinking water for First Nations - Lethbridge News Now

  13-09-2021 16:57 via lethbridgenewsnow.com
  
  Singh criticizes Trudeau's “broken promises” on drinking water for First Nations  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Two artists feature Blackfoot culture in downtown Lethbridge display - My Lethbridge Now

  13-09-2021 16:52 via mylethbridgenow.com
  
  Two artists feature Blackfoot culture in downtown Lethbridge display  My Lethbridge Now
  
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• Everest to bring Canada’s Providence Therapeutics’ COVID-19 vaccine to China

  13-09-2021 16:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Everest Medicines signed a licence agreement with Providence Therapeutics to make and sell the biotechnology company's potential mRNA COVID vaccines in some Asian countries.
  
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• Short-term wildfire smoke exposure linked to 440 deaths in Canada annually, over 33K deaths worldwide: study

  13-09-2021 16:15
  
  An international team of researchers have calculated that short-term exposure to wildfire smoke is attributable to around 440 deaths in Canada and more than 33,000 deaths globally each year. The study, which was published earlier this month in The Lancet, looked at the association between wildfire pollution and deaths in 749 cities across 43 countries. Between 2000 and 2016, researchers measured daily concentrations of PM2.5, which are tiny particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres and are the prim
  
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• Short-term wildfire smoke exposure linked to 440 deaths in Canada annually, over 33,000 deaths worldwide: study

  13-09-2021 16:15
  
  An international team of researchers have calculated that short-term exposure to wildfire smoke is attributable to around 440 deaths in Canada and more than 33,000 deaths globally each year. The study, which was published earlier this month in The Lancet, looked at the association between wildfire pollution and deaths in 749 cities across 43 countries. Between 2000 and 2016, researchers measured daily concentrations of PM2.5, which are tiny particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres and are the prim
  
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• Short-term wildfire smoke exposure linked to 440 deaths in Canada a year

  13-09-2021 16:15
  
  An international team of researchers have calculated that short-term exposure to wildfire smoke is attributable to around 440 deaths in Canada and more than 33,000 deaths globally each year. The study, which was published earlier this month in The Lancet, looked at the association between wildfire pollution and deaths in 749 cities across 43 countries. Between 2000 and 2016, researchers measured daily concentrations of PM2.5, which are tiny particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres and are the prim
  
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• B.C. vaccine card program kicks off: Proof now required to enter many non-essential businesses

  13-09-2021 16:03
  
  B.C.'s vaccine card program requiring proof to enter many non-essential businesses is now in effect. As of Monday, anyone visiting discretionary businesses like sit-down restaurants, movie theatres and fitness centres must show proof that they've had at least one COVID-19 shot. By Oct. 24, they'll need to show proof they're fully vaccinated. Employees working at those establishments don't need to show proof they've been vaccinated, unless their employer requires them to. For now, residents can s
  
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• Cooler conditions in Calgary by midweek

  13-09-2021 15:34
  
  Our upper-air is taking us for a ride as the week wears along. Here's a look:Here's the effective current peek; Calgary's on the edge of a trough that offered a chance for thundershowers yesterday evening. The severe thunderstorm watch never had room to upgrade, though, as those isolated pockets didn't quite materialize here. Residents of the north end of the city may have seen ominous activity further north, but that's it. I digress; that low is moving on, and from today into tomorrow, we're in
  
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• Politicians issue warnings ahead of hospital protests expected across Canada

  13-09-2021 14:23
  
  Some high-ranking Ontario politicians and prominent health-care organizations are issuing warnings ahead of a number of protests expected to take place at hospitals across Canada today. An organization calling itself Canadian Frontline Nurses posted notices of "silent vigils" expected to take place in all 10 provinces, saying they're meant to critique public health measures put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. Prospective locations include the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, Toronto Gen
  
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• 'It's terrifying': Police on hand as pandemic protesters picket hospitals

  13-09-2021 14:23
  
  Two police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, helping the pair make their way through a crowd of protesters denouncing pandemic measures. Doiron, who came to Toronto from Prince Edward Island to wait for a lung transplant, was leaving after a physiotherapy session at the hospital, with Longaphie, her cousin, pushing her wheelchair. The crowd of largely unmasked demonstrators parted slowly but peacefully to let them through as one of
  
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• Hospital says protests against pandemic measures 'demoralizing' for health-care staff

  13-09-2021 14:23
  
  A Toronto hospital where protesters denouncing COVID-19 measures rallied Monday afternoon said such demonstrations are demoralizing for health-care workers who have cared for patients infected with the virus despite the risk to themselves and their families. The University Health Network, which runs Toronto General Hospital, made the comments in a statement ahead of a number of protests expected to take place at hospitals across Canada on Monday. "To see protests in front of hospitals is demoral
  
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• Final day of federal election advance voting, tight races expected in 2 Calgary ridings

  13-09-2021 14:18
  
  Monday is the final day for eligible voters to cast their ballots before the advance polling stations close. The stations will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Proof of vaccination is not required to vote but wearing a mask is. This election has the reigning Liberals vying for a few seats that are in play in Alberta's two largest cities and voter turnout could be a significant factor. Elections Canada says the first day of advance polls saw around 1.3 million Canadians cast their ballots, an inc
  
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• Kansas City Southern board rules CP Rail bid superior to CN agreement

  13-09-2021 13:13
  
  The board of Kansas City Southern has ruled that a takeover offer from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is a superior proposal to its agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. As a result, the U.S. railway says it plans to terminate its deal with CN and sign a definitive agreement with CP Rail which has made a proposal valued at about US$31 billion including debt. CN has five business days to make changes to its offer to win back the support of the KCS board. CN's offer is valued at about US$33.
  
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• Amazon to hire 15,000 employees across Canada; increase wages

  13-09-2021 13:13
  
  Amazon Canada will hire 15,000 new warehouse and distribution workers in communities across the country this fall to support its ongoing Canadian expansion plans, the e-commerce giant said Monday. At the same time, Amazon also announced it will increase the starting wage for its front-line, hourly employees in Canada 27 per cent to $21.65 an hour from $17 an hour. Existing employees will also receive an additional $1.60 to $2.20 per hour, starting immediately, Amazon said, regardless of how long
  
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• Activist investor TCI pushes for board changes at CN Rail after KSC favours CP Rail

  13-09-2021 13:13
  
  Activist investor TCI Fund Management Ltd. has stepped up its push for boardroom changes at Canadian National Railway Co. after the company's efforts to take over a U.S. railway hit a wall. British-based TCI said Monday it intends to ask for a special meeting of CN Rail shareholders for the purpose of "refreshing" the railway's board by adding four members that it has nominated. The fund, which is also the largest shareholder of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., also said it has proposed Jim Vena,
  
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• OPEN TRY-OUTS - Lethbridge Lightning Senior AA Hockey - My Lethbridge Now

  13-09-2021 13:09 via mylethbridgenow.com
  OPEN TRY-OUTS - Lethbridge Lightning Senior AA Hockey  My Lethbridge Now
  
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